Last month, Snowblind Studios teamed up with Sony Online Entertainment to release Champions of Norrath. After the success of Snowblind's earlier game, Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance -- which spawned a sequel from Black Isle Studios -- the decision to create a new title based on the EverQuest license rather than continuing the legacy themselves was met with some surprise among the fans.

Editor Mike Bracken has already brought you his opinion of Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II in the form of a review earlier this month to gauge the success of Black Isle Studios, but now he also brings you an analysis of Snowblind's adventures with Champions of Norrath. How does this PlayStation 2 release stack up against the heavy competition?